Is progressive multiple sclerosis a gray matter disease?

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 230-232

  Geurts, Jeroen J G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; GOLD STANDARD; GRAY MATTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WHITE MATTER;

ATROPHY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54849442682     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.21485     Document Type: Editorial

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